Prosthesis jump graft: an unusual arterial reconstruction in liver transplantation.
The authors present a case of arterial jump graft using a number 9 Goretex prosthesis (FEP ringed vascular graft; W.I. Gore Associates Inc.-Delaware, Flagstaff, AZ) with an excellent outcome 3 years after the transplant. The prosthesis was necessary because of the impossibility of using the donor iliac arterial grafts due to the presence of widespread atherosclerotic damage.
Jovine
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Second Department of Surgery, University of Bologna, S. Orsola Hospital, Italy. ejovine@unibo.it
Mazziotti
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Ercolani
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Grazi
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Masetti
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Pierangeli
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Cavallari
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D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male